Brexit - An Opportunity for Engagement? A Case for Smart Referenda

Doctor of Law, Professor, Academic of the National Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine

Yury Zaichuk

LLM, Ph.D., ILO Research Scholarship

Based on the Lindy Effect (also known as the survivorship bias), the referendum, as an ultimate expression of democracy, is likely to remain in the political arsenal of democracies in the future. Contemporary technology can make referenda cheap and fluid rather than risky and “once in the lifetime” (or lumpy). The European Project is an overall success but, as any project, has its challenges. One of the challenges is a perception of being driven by a faceless bureaucracy with no connection to voters. We propose to investigate the use of “smart referenda” as one of the avenues to work toward creating a genuine EU-centered voter mentality by actively engaging European voters in the European Process.

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